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Shloka 9

यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly

Devanagari script

त्रसहस्युश्न॒ राजर्षि: कृतवीर्य: श्रुतश्रवा: । अरिष्टनेमि: सिद्धश्च कृतवेग: कृतिर्निमि:

Transliteration

Trasahasyuś ca rājarṣiḥ kṛtavīryaḥ śrutaśravāḥ | Ariṣṭanemiḥ siddhaś ca kṛtavegaḥ kṛtir nimiḥ ||

Translation

நாரதர் கூறினார்—திரஸஹஸ்யு எனும் ராஜரிஷி, வலிமைமிக்க க்ருதவீர்யன், புகழ்பெற்ற ஸ்ருதஸ்ரவா; மேலும் সিদ্ধனான அரிஷ்டநேமி, க்ருதவேகன், க்ருதி, நிமி—இவர்களும் இருந்தனர்.

Word by Word

त्रसहस्युःTrasahasyu (a king’s name)

उश्नःUśna (a king’s name)

राजर्षिःroyal sage

कृतवीर्यःKṛtavīrya (name; ‘of accomplished valor’)

श्रुतश्रवाःŚrutaśravā (name; ‘of heard fame’)

अरिष्टनेमिःAriṣṭanemi (name; ‘with unharmed rim/ felly’)

सिद्धःaccomplished; perfected

चand

कृतवेगःKṛtavega (name; ‘of made/attained speed’)

कृतिःKṛti (name; ‘the capable/active one’)

निमिःNimi (a king’s name)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Trasahasyu

Kṛtavīrya

Śrutaśravā

Ariṣṭanemi

Siddha

Kṛtavega

Kṛti

Nimi

Nārada

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implicitly praises a model of rulership where greatness is measured by dharmic stature and enduring reputation—being a rājarṣi, being ‘heard of’ for virtue, and being ‘siddha’ (accomplished) rather than merely powerful.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is listing notable figures—primarily kings and eminent persons—as part of a genealogical/historical enumeration, situating present events within a remembered lineage of exemplary rulers.